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	University of Costa Rica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The University of Costa Rica (in Spanish, Universidad de Costa Rica, abbreviated UCR) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America.
		Costa Rica's president Oscar Arias as well as the newly appointed minister of Science and Technology, the head of the government monopoly on power and telecommunications and the head of the Social Security Fund are all UCR's graduates.
		The University has international cooperation alliances with the DAAD (the German Academic Trust), the governments of Japan, France, Mexico, Spain,Taiwan (R.O.C), the EU, the OAS and US research institutions such as the Oraganization for Tropical Studies, whose headquarters in Costa Rica are located within UCR's central campus (Rodrigo Facio campus).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/University_of_Costa_Rica (926 words)

	Own Costa Rica - Services - Education
		The University of Costa Rica (UCR), the largest and oldest university, enrolls some 35,000 students, mostly on scholarships, but even paying full tuition is not hard as it rarely surpasses $200 a semester.
		Costa Rica boasts about having more teachers than police men, and this affirmation is a source of great pride, since Ticos feel that their high education level sets them apart from many less fortunate countries in the world.
		Many of Costa Rica's rulers have been educators as well, and have placed great importance in the expansion of primary and secondary education, even in the most remote areas of the country.
	www.owncostarica.com /CostaRica/Services/education.html (997 words)

	Washington Semester (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Costa Rica is known worldwide as one of the most environmentally progressive countries in the world with an amazing variety of landscapes, geography, and biological diversity.
		Despite all of these positive traits, Costa Rica faces a number of real environmental and development challenges typical of the developing world, from threats to its remaining forests to the persistence of poverty among a significant portion of the population.
		Earth University is an international university that contributes to the sustainable development of the humid tropics through education in the agricultural sciences and natural resources.
	www.american.edu /washingtonsemester/2.programs/2.6IED.costarica.html (1387 words)

	Costa Rica's University of Costa Rica-San Jose — miusa.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Costa Rica's University of Costa Rica-San Jose — miusa.org
		Stupp was referring to the dynamic changes in the Costa Rican social climate, current culture and attitudes towards people with disabilities, and the activism demonstrated by students with disabilities at the university.
		Costa Rica has an equal opportunity law resembling the Americans with Disabilities Act that has focused attention on the lack of accessibility in government, public and private arenas and is stimulating demands for accountability in implementing the tenets of the law.
	www.miusa.org /ncde/sitevisits/costarica (1013 words)

	Costa Rica
		Costa Rica Direct enrollment into regular university courses at the University of Costa Rica in San José, including liberal arts and natural and social sciences.
		Located in a valley in Costa Rica's central plateau, San José is a metropolitan capital city with a population of nearly one million.
		UCR, the oldest and most prestigious university in Costa Rica, was founded in 1940 and enrolls over 30,000 students.
	www.albany.edu /studyabroad/programs/costarica.htm (1226 words)

	Costa Rica Earth University
		EARTH University Costa Rica is a private, non profit university dedicated to educating in natural resources and agricultural science to contribute to the sustainable development of the humid tropical forests: where environmental protection and agricultural production can coexist in harmony.
		Costa Rica EARTH University seeks the best and brightest students in each of the 19 countries, targeting most of the search to rural and poor communities.
		One of the greatest accomplishments is that roughly two thirds of the graduates at EARTH University proceed to work in rural and poor areas throughout Latin America, where their hard work and knowledge is vital: their leadership and business skills are the catalyst to improving the lifestyles and quality of life of entire communities.
	www.vacationcity.com /costa-rica/schools/university/earth (281 words)

	Costa Rica - Universities
		Costa Ricans are extremely proud of their education level, and they strongly believe that the key to a good life is schooling and continued training.
		The founding of the University of Costa Rica was and still is of extreme importance, since until then, middle-class or poor people couldn't afford to send their children to foreign universities, like the upper class.
		The University of Costa Rica is the largest one, with a population of 35,000 students and numerous undergraduate and graduate programs.
	www.infocostarica.com /education/universities.html (775 words)

	University of Costa Rica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The University of Costa Rica is focused on its students.
		The origins of the University of Costa Rica date back to 1814 when it was called the House of Enseñanza of Santo Tomás, which later became the University of Santo Tomás.
		UCR will aid the student in finding a host family giving them the opportunity to be immersed in the Costa Rican culture and language.
	fp.uni.edu /studyabroad/programs/CostaRicaUCR.asp (733 words)

	The Latin University of Costa Rica
		The Latin University of Costa Rica is a private institution of higher education authorized by The National Council of Superior Education (CONESUP).
		The University has its main university campus in Lourdes de Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica, a place characterized by being in the country’s university sector of excellence, in an environment which harbours many universities, four of which are state, four of which are state.
		The Latin University of Costa Rica has undergone enormous development and has come to be constituted as the largest private university in the country based upon the size of its student population.
	www.medical-colleges.net /college/costarica.htm (261 words)

	Sustainable Development in the Humid Tropics at EARTH University - MSU Office of Study Abroad
		EARTH University (Escuela de Agricultura para la Región Tropical Húmeda) is a premier international university in Latin America, dedicated to the preparation of vanguard professionals to find solutions to the problems of the humid tropics, including rapid deforestation, non-sustainable agricultural systems, degradation of natural resources, loss of biodiversity, poverty, and social deterioration of rural communities.
		Costa Rica prides itself in being one of the oldest democracies in Latin America and enjoys great freedom and peace.
		The university is located in the tropical lowlands of Costa Rica near the base of the Turrialba Volcano, among beautiful rain forests and banana plantations.
	www.study-abroad.msu.edu /programs/costasust.html (2159 words)

	Universidad de Costa Rica
		University of Kansas and is the oldest academic exchange program in the Western Hemisphere.
		Costa Rica, a small Central American nation of 3.5 million people, is recognized as one of the most democratic countries in the hemisphere and the most stable in Latin America.
		Situated on the Central Valley of Costa Rica, San José, the capital of the country, is a modern city with a metropolitan population of over a million.
	www.georgetown.edu /programs/oip/os/sites/latamer/costarica.htm (371 words)

	UNICEF - At a glance: Costa Rica - The big picture
		Costa Rica has met the majority of the overall goals of the World Summit for Children, particularly in the basic areas of health and education.
		Costa Rica adopted the Responsible Paternity Law, an international milestone on this matter.
		According to the “Report on the State of Child and Adolescent Rights,” prepared by UNICEF and the University of Costa Rica, 30 per cent of poor Costa Ricans are children and youths.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/costarica.html (560 words)

	Costa Rica's Daily News Magazine!
		Lu arrived in Costa Rica at around noon Wednesday after a three-day official visit to neighboring El Salvador where she attended the inauguration of new Salvadoran President Elias Antonio Saca on behalf of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian.
		Stressing that democracy, peace and prosperity are the universal values of the new Pacific century, Lu said Taiwan and Cost Rica should jointly push for the formation of a new alliance of all democratic Pacific countries and glorify the "soft power" values of freedom, democracy, science, technology, love and peace.
		Costa Rica will be the recipient of $218 million from the World Bank (WB) in the coming three years, to fund infrastructure, education, and agricultural projects.
	insidecostarica.com /dailynews/2004/june/04 (1832 words)

	University of Costa Rica - Clients - PDQ - Knowledge, Fast and Affordable (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The University of Costa Rica's Central American Population Studies Center has emerged as one of the world's leading population research centers, providing demographic expertise and resources to government organizations, private and public companies, academic institutions, and individual researchers and students.
		Costa Rica Census Data 1927, 1973, 1984 and 2000
		While other population centers in Latin America have recently scaled down activities due to budget constraints, the University of Costa Rica's Central American Population Studies Center has continued to thrive and grow, establishing itself as a premier destination for demographic data, population research, and graduate training.
	www.pdq.com /l2/universityOfCostaRica.html (363 words)

	Costa Rica Home Pages presents: Universidad Veritas/Instituto de Español para Extranjeros
		Costa Rica has no army since it was constitutionally abolished in 1949.
		Costa Rica is a less expensive place to live than any European or North American city.
		Originally founded in 1975 as a college of the first private university in Costa Rica, Universidad Veritas is now and independent university, with an excellent recognition within the Latin American academic community.
	www.westnet.com /costarica/edu/iee.html (674 words)

	University For Peace Costa Rica
		The University for Peace in costa Rica is affiliated with the United Nations.
		The University for Peace was established in 1980 by Costa Rica president Rodrigo Carazo and through the United Nations.
		The Honorary President of the University for Peace is Kofi A. Annan, and made many efforts to reorganize, strengthen and internationalize the university since early 1999.
	www.vacationcity.com /costa-rica/schools/university/university-for-peace (282 words)

	University Study in Costa Rica
		The academic year/fall semester deadline is in mid-March; the spring semester deadline is early October.
		In addition, University of Minnesota students are eligible for more than $400,000 in study abroad scholarships.
		The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
	www.umabroad.umn.edu /programs/AMERICAS/butlerCostaRica/index.shtml (460 words)

	The Washington Diplomat
		In addition, Ambassador Dueñas was Costa Rica’s minister of economics in 2000, as well as the minister of foreign trade (2000-02), during which time he was also a member of the Economic Council of the Costa Rican government.
		He is a member of the Board of Directors of La Nación, Costa Rica’s largest newspaper and publishing group, and he served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Costa Rican Central Bank Museums.
		Ambassador Dueñas is married to Diana Chavarría, a graduate of the University of Costa Rica Law School.
	www.washdiplomat.com /ambprof/costarica.html (197 words)

	Education in Costa Rica
		Costa Rica must still do more to further access to education since libraries are the only way for adults in rural areas to continue education beyond the primary level, unless they have the resources to attend school in more urban areas or by correspondence.
		To help keep Costa Rica current and on top of education, Jose Maria Figueres who was president from 1994 to 1998 declared the teaching of English and Computer Science as mandatory in all of the nation's public schools.
		Rafael Calderon Guardia was president of Costa Rica from 1940 to 1944, and he initiated a series of socialist reforms that included the establishment of the public University of Costa Rica.
	jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu /fieldcourses04/PapersCostaRicaArticles/EducationinCostaRica.html (2158 words)

	Universidad de Costa Rica
		Students will be studying at the Universidad de Costa Rica, which presently has over 35,000 students enrolled from all over the world, studying innumerable fields.
		The MLSA/Summer program at the Universidad de Costa Rica was established by special decree of the president of the university, 13 years ago.
		All courses are taught in Spanish by full time faculty members of the Universidad de Costa Rica; graduate courses by internationally known scholars, and language courses by experienced faculty members in pedagogy.
	www.mlsa.com /universidadcostarica.html (245 words)

	Costa Rica Suntours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Costa Rica Sun Tours is very proud to have Jimmy as one of our guides.
		Cesar has a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Costa Rica, and he is now working on his thesis, "Study of Thrushes Songs"; this is the first study, within the field of Bioacoustics, which has been studied in Costa Rica.
		He studied English at the University of Costa Rica and tour-guiding at the National Institute of Learning, and throughout the years he has taken courses on Costa Rican culture, history, ornithology and natural history (among others).
	www.crsuntours.com /ing/acerca/elejir/guias/guides.shtml (1074 words)

	The University for Peace
		The University for Peace announces the launching of its Summer Sessions at its Costa Rica campus.
		The United Nations mandated University for Peace (UPEACE) is located in Costa Rica, on a beautiful campus of 300 hectares near the town of Ciudad Colón, some 25 km southwest of the capital city of San José.
		The University for Peace welcomed the Class of 2007 to its Costa Rica campus on 23 August, the first of three days of Orientation for new students.
	www.upeace.org (435 words)

	NASA - New Book Captures Costa Rica In Space Photography
		NASA scientists and Costa Rican students have collaborated to publish a new book that captures the splendor of Costa Rica's varied landscape as photographed by astronauts from space.
		"Costa Rica from Space," the product of a joint effort between NASA and EARTH University in Costa Rica, captures changes over the past two decades in the environment and geography of Costa Rica.
		Tropical humid ecosystems, such as Costa Rica's environment, are rich in natural resources and have great biodiversity.
	www.nasa.gov /home/hqnews/2004/jan/HQ_04011_costa_rica.html (715 words)

	List of Attorneys in the Consular District of San Jose
		University of Costa Rica, Universita degli Studi, Pisa, Italy.
		of partners University of Costa Rica, Universidad Escuela Libre de Derecho (San Jose, Costa Rica), University degli Studi di Napoli (Italy), Georgetown University, Harvard University, Indiana University, University of Connecticut, Catholic University of Lovaine (Belgium), New York University, Universidad Complutense (Madrid, Espa?), Universite Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne (Paris, Francia), Stetson University.
		Law School University of Costa Rica, Universita degli Studi di Pisa, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, Languages: Spanish, Italian, and English.
	usembassy.or.cr /attorney.html (2119 words)

	Intercultura Language School, Heredia, Costa Rica
		Nuria is Costa Rican and received her BA in Spanish Literature and Linguistics from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Costa Rica, where she went on to obtain a Post-Graduate Certificate in the same field.
		Sylvia, a Costa Rican, studied at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Costa Rica, where she obtained her BA in Spanish Education, with emphasis in Linguistics and Literature.
		Monica is Costa Rican, and studied Spanish Literature and Linguistics at the National University, where she obtained her BA and certification in Teaching Spanish as a Second Language.
	www.interculturacostarica.com /staff.html (3089 words)

	University of Costa Rica
		Universidad de Costa Rica provides an excellent academic and educational program.
		The UCR is considered the most prestigious university in Central America.
		For more information, contact the Consular Section of the Embassy of Costa Rica, 2112 S St. NW, Washington, DC 20008 (202/328-6628) or the nearest Consulate General: CA (213/380-7915), GA (770/951-7025), FL (305/871-7487), IL (312/263-2772), LA (504/581-6800), NY (212/509-3066) or TX (713/266-0484).
	www.obu.edu /intstudies/StudyAbroad/UniversityofCostaRica.asp (268 words)

	Costa Rica Page travel and retirement guide
		Costa Rica is located in Central America, with Nicaragua on the north, Panama on the south, the Caribbean on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
		Electricity throughout Costa Rica is 120 V, 60 Hz using the same type plugs as in the United States.
		Costa Rica is the ultimate ecotourism destination, just as popular for what one does as what one sees.
	www.boomersabroad.com /costarica.html (891 words)

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